Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Be A Local Water Hero This April!

In the event of an earthquake, will you have enough drinking water?

The 107th anniversary of the devastating 1906 earthquake is coming up on Thursday, April 18th.

This
April, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) encourages
all Bay Area residents and business leaders to take the time to discuss
plans, supplies and ideas with your family and community to ready your
home or office for an emergency or catastrophic event.

Be a Local Hero Contest!

This
April, we want to know your tips for emergency preparedness and any
precautions you and your family or office have taken to be prepared for
an earthquake or natural disaster.

Tweet
us @WSIPInTheNews between April 8 and 12, and let us know what you're
doing to be a local water hero by demonstrating (via photo) or sharing
your own tips. Participants will receive a pen and certificate.

We'll
retweet some of your tips during the week of April 15, but are
encouraging your participation all month long. All cities and residents
are eligible for a certificate by tweeting us your tip or showing how
your city, home or office is a local hero.

View Our Short Informational Videos on Emergency Preparedness As It Relates To Water:

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Are you Prepared for the next Earthquake?

The Hetch Hetchy regional water delivery system is taking steps to seismically reinforce its pipelines, tunnels and other facilities and we encourage you to be PREPARED. Check with your County or 72hours.org about how you can get ready. Remember, store at least a gallon of water per person, per day—enough to last 3 days, for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene—and don’t forget your pets.

Partner Agencies With Nearby Construction Projects

Project Information

The Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3 and 4 (BDPL 3&4 Seismic) is part of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Water System Improvement Program. This project will seismically upgrade two drinking water pipelines where they cross the Hayward Fault in Fremont. To protect the water system, the BDPL 3&4 Seismic project is replacing large sections of the pipelines with high-tech pipe elements and structures designed to protect them from damage during a major earthquake.

The pipelines, known as Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4, cross the Hayward Fault near the intersection of Mission Boulevard and I-680 in Fremont. All project work will take place within the SFPUC’s right of way and nearby staging areas.

The seismic upgrade of Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 will improve the reliability of the water system for the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System’s 2.6 million customers in the Bay Area, including Alameda County.

Our project team is working closely with local officials to ensure construction schedules are timely and traffic and community inconveniences are minimized.

Our Goal

It is our goal to provide timely, useful information on the Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 throughout the duration of the project. As construction continues, check back for construction updates, work schedules and traffic impacts in Fremont.

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